Arsene Wenger: Alright, let's go.

Question from journalist: Arsene, what was your reaction to that performance and result?

"I think it was a tight game until they scored the first goal and then we conceded straight away a soft penalty and 2-0 was a shock.

"We gave Spurs a big confidence and I think it took us time to recover from that and in the end they created from then on chances and we were a bit lucky to keep it at 2-0.

"In the end in the last 15 minutes we dominated the game but without being capable to create clear-cut chances or to take any chance we created and overall I think you come to the conclusion that Spurs deserved to win the game.

"Well done to them."

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Did you learn any lessons about your players in this formation this afternoon, Arsene?

"Look I felt that there was plenty of room in the first half, especially to score goals that we didn't use well because we played with a little bit of a restricted attitude and I felt that we lacked a little bit freedom to play and desire to hurt them more than what we did.

"We took our chances we created in the first half, clear-cut chances, we didn't take them well, not with enough conviction and not with enough determination."

Arsene, with Alli's goal it looked like Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain almost went with the wrong foot when he tried to clear the ball, was that a technical failing from him?

"Honestly I haven't seen it again. I have to watch it.

"From the bench it was not very clear, it just looked that we were not outnumbered but we were six against two or three.

A dejected Arsene Wenger at White Hart Lane.

"It was soft defending."

You will obviously finish below Tottenham for the first time Arsene [he interrupts by saying 'yes'], 17 points difference, is that reflective of the difference between the two teams?